euro2

[yoo r-oh, yur-] /ˈyʊər oʊ, ˈyɜr-/

noun, plural euros, euro.

1.

(sometimes initial capital letter) the official common currency of 17 European Union nations (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain). It is also the official currency of Andorra, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, and the Vatican City. In 1999 the euro was first adopted by 11 nations as an alternative currency in noncash transactions. Then in 2002 the euro fully replaced existing currencies in 12 European Union nations, before being adopted more widely. Symbol: €.

Then they presented the subjects with images on a computer screen of either a one-euro coin or a one-cent coin.

It is customary to tip guides a couple of euros, and porters generally expect a euro per bag.

Bond markets shift sharply against weak euro-zone members.

The first two weeks of the year were surprisingly calm for the storm-tossed euro zone.

The euro zone's hardship might be the only thing keeping oil prices from soaring.

There are fundamental structural problems with the euro area that no integration plan will fix.

Although the euro is now the official currency, the transition will occur in two phases.

British Dictionary definitions for euro

euro

/ˈjʊərəʊ/

noun (pl) -os

1.

the official currency unit, divided into 100 cents, of the member countries of the European Union who have adopted European Monetary Union; these are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portgual, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain; also used by Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Kosovo, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Montenegro, Réunion, San Marino, and the Vatican City